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Bringing together contributions from the most authoritative voices in academia and practice, this volume is the primary reference for anyone interested in the harmonisation of commercial law.

Table of Contents

PART I
FOUNDATIONS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMERCIAL LAW REFORM
1. UNCITRAL’s Role in Commercial Law Reform: History and Future Prospects
Caroline Nicholas
2. The Harmonisation of Laws in the United States of America
Henry Gabriel

PART II
NEW TECHNIQUES FOR CHOOSING AND EVALUATING COMMERCIAL LAW PROJECTS
3. Do We Need Harmonisation for Everything? The Possibilities and Limits of Harmonising Financial Law
Souichirou Kozuka
4. Behavioural Comparative Law: Its Relevance to Global Commercial Law-making
John Linarelli
5. Towards a Unified Approach to Economic Assessment in International Commercial Law Reform
Jenifer Varzaly

PART III
THE CHALLENGE OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
6. Cyberspace Institutions, Community and Legitimate Authority
Chris Reed
7. Data-driven Mergers under EU Competition Law
Anca D Chirita

PART IV
TENSIONS FOR SALE OF GOODS LAW
8. Circular Economy, Title and Harmonisation of Commercial Law
Sean Thomas
9. Service Contracts and the CISG
Prof Dr Ingeborg Schwenzer, Julian Ranetunge and Fernando Tafur

PART V
LAW FOR ACCESS TO FINANCE
10. The Financing of Micro-businesses in the United Kingdom: The Current Position and the Way Forward
Louise Gullifer
11. Equity Crowdfunding to Facilitate Access to Finance for Small Business: The Regulatory Response and the Indirect Impact on Company Law
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell

PART VI
SECURED TRANSACTIONS: GLOBAL AND NATIONAL MOVEMENTS
12. Global Secured Transactions Law-making and National Law Reforms: Quo Vadis Secured Transactions Law?
N Orkun Akseli
13. The Role of Innovation in Cross-Border Lending
Richard M Kohn
14. Reform of Moveable Transactions Law in Scotland
Andrew Steven

PART VII
PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: AN AREA FOR FUTURE REFORM?
15. Public–Private Partnerships and Harmonisation: The Public Private Partnership Act
Richard Craven
16. Regulation of Public–Private Partnership in China: The Search for Coherence, Consistency and Certainty
Ping Wang

About the Author

Orkun Akseli is Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Durham, UK.
John Linarelli is Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.

Reviews

All students and scholars interested in commercial law and its reforms will be fascinated by this collection of essays … the chapters in this work are all vital reading for anyone operating in the field … All commercial law commentators and practitioners should have a copy of the volume to hand to be able to delve into the detail.
*Edinburgh Law Review*